Interrail
My best friend Alina and I have decided to do a travel by interrail for our holidays. We have planned a travel during fifteen days in different countries:
Ø Germany
Ø Austria
Ø Belgium
Ø The Netherlands
Ø Denmark
We want to visit other countries and so we can tell our experience to our friends, Ithink that is very interesting.
We have been searching in internet where we could start our adventure and what luggage we should take.
We have read that the first at all should be to do a planning and to reserve the tickets and lodges because so we went more safe.
Our planning starts in Germany the 17 th of May until the 31 th of May and we will visit:
Alicante → Frankfurt → Berlin → Munich → Viena → Salzburgo → Brussels→ Bruges → Gante → Amsterdam → Rotterdam.
17/05/2010
We take a plane in Alicante about 17: 10 and arrive to Frankfurt about 19:45 (we fly with Ryanair because it is cheaper: 133.96 € both)
That day we sleep in the lodge “ Haus der Jugend” in Frankfurt (rate: 22.5 € bed and breakfast)
18/05/2010
In the morning we take a train (08:15 – 12:20 h) to Berlin and there we could visit Brandenburg door, Berlin wall, and more places.
After we will visit the Berlin Zoological Garden .This is the most famous zoo in Germany. It opened in 1844 and has the largest collection of varying species found anywhere in the world. The zoo not only houses land animals, it has a large aquarium as well. It receives millions of visitors yearly. Many of its newborn baby animals became famous worldwide, such as Knut the polar bear who was born in the zoo on December 5, 2006. We will stay all day and at night we will sleep in lodge “Your Hostel International “(rate: 25€ bed and breakfast).
19/05/2010
The next morning we should wake up early because the train from Munich leave soon (08:58 – 14:50h).There we will visit The Marienplatz and the Deutsches Museum of Munich.
The Deutsches Museum, located on an island in the River Isar, is one of the oldest and largest science museums in the world. The Kunstareal will be further augmented by the completion of the Egyptian Museum. An important collection of Greek and Roman art is held in the Glyptothek and the Staatliche Antikensammlung (State Antiquities Collection). We sleep in lodge “Munchen Park“ (rate: 30€ bed and breakfast).
20/05/10- 21/05/10
This morning we change of country and we come to Austria, we take a train in the morning (09:27 -13:40h) and when we arrive to Vienna we will visit the city because it has a lot of places to see. In Vienna we want to stay two days, so we could see all interesting places that there are. The imperial city of Vienna, located on the Danube River, is one of Europe's biggest destinations. With it´s impressive architecture, sophisticated musical culture, and rich cuisine, it is easy to see why the Austrian capital attracts so many visitors.
We will also visit the Schonbrunn Palace. This palace is a little bit out of the city and it is seriously worth visiting. The building is known to be one of the most amazing and the most famous places for it´s big architecture, for being the historic home, zoo, castle garden and a theatre. One night we could go to the opera in Vienna, many people say that it´s incredible.
In Vienna we sleep in the lodge Brigittenau youth Palace (rate: 21.5€ bed and breakfast).
22/05/2010
The 22 th of May we take the train and travel until Salzburg (08:20-10:59h), there we will visit the town during all day. This day we will sleep in “Edward Heinrich House” (rate: 19€ bed and breakfast).
23/05/2010
From Salzburg we will take the train for change the country (08:10- 11:18h), now we go to Belgium and the first town that we are going to visit is Brussels. I like this country so we want to visit it very slowly.
One of the most popular tourist destinations in Brussels is the Grand Place. It is the city’s central square, and one of the largest of it´s kind in Europe. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site as well. The square measures 68 by 110 meters in area, and is home to an array of historical landmarks, as well as free concerts and a flower market.
In Brussels we will sleep in the lodge “Jaques Brel Youth Hostel“(18.40€ bed and breakfast).
24/05/10 – 25/05/10
The next day we will take a train to Bruges (07:32 – 08:29h). This town is Medieval and is a place to rest so we will stay two days.
The first we will see all places and the second to rest. Bruges is an outstanding example of a medieval historic settlement, which has maintained it´s historic fabric as this has evolved over the centuries, and where original Gothic constructions form part of the town's identity.
In Bruges we will sleep in “Bruges Europa” (rate: 23.80€ bed and breakfast).
26/05/2010
This day we take a train direction Gante (07:54- 09:13h). There we will visit the town during all day. This day we will go early to the lodge because we will have to wash our clothes for next’s days.
We will sleep in “Hostel Draecke” (19.8€ bed and breakfast).
27/05/2010 – 28/05/2010
We change the country and we go direct to Denmark. We take a train until Brussels (07:24 – 07:55h) and after we take an other train until Amsterdam (08:15 – 11:06h) where we will stay two days. Amsterdam located in the south of the province North Holland, is the capital city of the Netherlands. It is one of the top metropolitan cities. This city was founded in the late 12th century as a little fishing village. And today it is recognized as the "world's party capital”. There we visit the charming neighbourhood that is Amsterdam's Greenwich Village, with it´s narrow alleys, leafy canals lined with 17th-century houses, quirky specialty shops, cafes and designer boutiques. We will also visit the Anne Frank House and the Van Gogh Museum.
There we will sleep in the lodge “ Stayokay Amsterdam Voldelpark” (rate: 20€ bed and breakfast).
29/05/2010-31/05/2010
The last town that we will visit is Rotterdam. We take a train from Amsterdam to Rotterdam where we will visit Rotterdam Cathedral and the other places. The first day we visit Rotterdam Cathedral and sites with beautiful architecture. The most famous examples of Rotterdam architecture are the Kubuswoningen or "Cube Houses," which look as novel today as they did when they were built in the 1980s. Next place we are going to visit is the Central Library, also from the 1980s, and the Blaaktoren (nicknamed the "Pencil Tower) by Piet Blom, the architect who designed the Cube Houses.
Second day we visit City Hall, Erasmus Statue, De Verwoeste Stad Statue and Sylvette.
Rotterdam City Hall was built in 1914 in a somewhat exuberant Art Deco style. It is nice to walk into the monumental main hall and see the statues. The courtyard is also worth a look. As the City Hall is still in use you are free to enter the public areas and have a look. The other halls will be off limits, unless you can persuade one of the guards to open the showpiece Burgerzaal for you. The City Hall also has a bellower with carillon which is often played, while the roof of the middle tower is made of gold.
The statue of Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam stands opposite the Grote of Saint Laurenskerk. It is a handsome bronze of the hand of sculptor Keijser and dates from 1622. Children are told by the parents that Erasmus turns his page every hour.
De Verwoeste Stad Statue, "The Destroyed City", was made by the Franco-Belarussian sculptor Ossip Zadkine in 1953. Zadkine got his inspiration when he was visiting Rotterdam shortly after the second world war. The cubist statue depicting a man in agony who just lost his heart (symbol of the bombed city centre) still evokes strong feelings in Rotterdam.
Sylvette, this large work by Pablo Picasso was erected in 1973. It is one of the elaborations Picasso made based on the portraits of his muse Sylvette David.
In Rotterdam we will sleep in lodge “Stayokay Rotterdam” (29.50€ bed and breakfast.)
The last day we go shopping. The main shopping areas in the center are the Lijnbaan and the Hoogstraat. Both are pedestrianised. The Lijnbaan, which runs straight south from the Weena (close to Rotterdam Central), was the first pedestrianised shopping street in the world when it was built in 1953. Now it is more of an average shopping street with average shops. At weekends it's very crowded. Linking the Lijnbaan with the Hoogstraat is the Beurstraverse, dubbed Koopgoot (Buying-gutter). This night at 22 o´clock we will fly to Alicante.
It will be a very nice trip.
Page of information: www.cityguiderotterdam.com
www.bruselas.net
www.nationsonline.org
www.frankfurt.de
